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Pete Hegseth is under fire for his handling of the Iran conflict. How long can the Defense Secretary keep up the tough-guy act?
@AmandaMarcotte breaks down his public image, Pentagon leadership and the mounting criticism in the latest #StandingRoomOnly. piped.video/_-LYetAjPfU?si=5ks_…
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: why I wish, for personal mental health reasons, that the White House media ban were permanent.
Read and subscribe!
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Premiering at 4:30! New "Standing Room Only" is a less than 10 minute ride, all about how the Christian right is terrified of James Talarico.
This isn't just about one Senate race, either. Their panic, which we have so many clips of, is worse than that.
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The recent arrest of Clavicular on rape charges shows that misogynist beliefs become misogynist actions.
This *should* be obvious, but in the world of "cancel culture" hysteria, it's not.
Unsurprisingly, MAGA is painting him as the real victim.
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wrote about ‘fjord’ and ambiguity’s decline in an over-explained world, out of NYFF. (consider this a spoiler-free primer!) salon.com/2026/09/19/fjord-c…
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wrote about the paul w.s. anderson and milla jovovich ‘resident evil’ films, and why earnestly engaging with “bad” art is always a worthwhile practice. salon.com/2026/09/23/we-got-…
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The controversial ads have invited bipartisan criticism. The White House said it was “educational" and "patriotic" bit.ly/4AxJ0Xr
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A Southern spread honoring the Queen of Country, with recipes tied to her life and legacy bit.ly/4z0PkFm
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Before this week, only Jim Acosta and I knew what this felt like. It's nice to see some solidarity at last bit.ly/3VaARYU
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Long before his arrest for rape, the looksmaxxing star built a brand based on contempt for women bit.ly/4iHOFUm
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The places Americans once loved for being cheap are a lesson in what buyouts do bit.ly/4xJUmoC
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Trump plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the history museum bit.ly/4yQxN2q
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A judge Trump appointed said he didn’t follow due process in the ban bit.ly/4yakzO9
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Her longtime Cambridge home is on the market for $6.475 million, with plenty of Child history still inside bit.ly/4ygmqRF
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A Democratic majority will have the tools to stop the Trump agenda — but it must use them bit.ly/3V9voS0
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Netflix's anticipated revival prioritizes Black joy at a time when HBCUs and other universities have been targeted bit.ly/4jlDHEe
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The president's UN address showed he has ceded that position to Canada's Mark Carney bit.ly/4rrKQVw
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The party will have many tools to hold the administration accountable — if it uses them bit.ly/3V9voS0
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Trump's bid to go around the press shows he's lost his once-reliable touch with the media bit.ly/4y6j57w
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I worry that the battlefield incentives to deploy more autonomous drones will completely push aside human targeting bit.ly/4hIlBeq
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